About Nicole
Nicole Martin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with ten years of counseling experience. She practices in California and aims to create a straightforward, supportive space where people can talk about what’s hard. She presents as calm and direct, helping clients name problems and try small, practical steps forward.
Her work centers on common life stresses. She helps people manage anxiety and stress, cope with addiction challenges, and process grief and loss.
Background and approach
She also supports those working on self-esteem, motivation, and navigating major life changes. Nicole draws on client-centered work to listen without judgment and build on each person’s strengths. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going.
She also incorporates Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Nicole helps set clear, manageable tasks and reviews progress together.
Conversations are practical and rooted in everyday life, not abstract theory. Her background includes work with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Center for PTSD, which informs her understanding of trauma-related issues and military service coping needs. That experience adds context but she focuses on the immediate concerns a client brings into the room.
Approaches that fit real life and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist follows each person's pace and priorities, which helps when someone just needs space to think and feel heard.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions shape feelings. It breaks problems into small parts and tries practical changes that can reduce anxiety and improve daily routines.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or unsure about change. It uses guided conversation to help someone find their own reasons to move forward, especially with habits or addictions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time in a collaborative way.
Online therapy lets these approaches fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussions. Phone sessions or live chat can be easier when bandwidth or time is limited. Text-based messaging supports quick check-ins and ongoing reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work on anxiety, stress, motivation, and recovery without long commutes.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California, Illinois
- Languages
- English
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